Prasa / Metrorail

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Commuters want September train tickets to be valid for two months

Metrorail admits 37% trains delayed and 18% cancelled in August in Cape Town

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News | 6 September 2018

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Who is burning Cape Town’s trains?

#UniteBehind sends letter to President Ramaphosa calling for perpetrators to be found

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News | 1 August 2018

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If commuters thought Metrorail couldn’t get worse, it did this week

Cape Town’s central line is operating with eight train sets. It needs 33.

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News | 27 July 2018

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Will Prasa’s new board get it back on track? An interview with Khanyisile Kweyama

PRASA is in ICU but not the morgue, says new chairperson

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Interview | 6 June 2018

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Women and children may get their own train carriages

#UniteBehind says PRASA board chair has undertaken to introduce chaperoned carriages

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Brief | 21 May 2018

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Metrorail adds to commuter woes during bus strike

“Make use of alternative transport” says official

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Brief | 24 April 2018

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Prasa Rail acting CEO removed

Minister Blade Nzimande appoints new board

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Brief | 13 April 2018

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Court puts the brakes on R56-million payment to Siyaya

Head of Prasa’s legal services leads charge against payment

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Law | 6 April 2018

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Commuter takes stand against Metrorail sexual harassment

Parliament’s transport committee chair says she will ask rail company to investigate

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Brief | 6 April 2018

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Survival of the fittest for Metrorail commuters

Elderly woman struggles to catch train even when it was an hour late

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Brief | 5 April 2018

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Prasa’s bizarre CEO appointment

Cromet Molepo was appointed in December with more days of leave owed to him than work days left before his retirement

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Brief | 4 April 2018

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Train strike looms

Union says it has reached deadlock with Prasa

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Brief | 28 March 2018

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Court finalises interdict against Prasa

Employees may not intimidate UniteBehind members

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Brief | 26 March 2018

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Blade Nzimande says getting trains working is “urgent task” but provides no time frame

Chair of Prasa board, Tintswalo Makhubele, resigns following conflict of interest

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News | 23 March 2018

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Metrorail’s Fish Hoek to Simon’s Town bus service not running

Spokesperson would not comment on why the substitute service stopped

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Brief | 21 March 2018

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PRASA lawyers try to stop R59 million payment to Siyaya

Head of legal services claims board chairperson acted without authority

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News | 16 March 2018